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Originally Posted by leebase
But it's a MUCH smaller market than that of the multi function tablet.
My argument was that most people will find that they can read on their phone or their tablet just fine. Then the rest of what a tablet or a smartphone can do makes them the preferred device.
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The problem is, you are comparing a mulit-function device with a single use device and trying to say one is better than the other. Your argument is totally flawed.
An e-reader is better for reading books than a tablet. Just because many people prefer to use a tablet because they can use it for a ton of other things and also to read on, doesn't mean it is better for reading. It's far more adaptable, that's all (and better for some forms of reading, like comics).
Your first comment is spot on, e-ink e-reading is a much smaller market than tablets. So now that the e-ink market is pretty mature, and there isn't the same need for people to continually upgrade the same as there is with tablets, of course the market is going to have a big slow down.